Tuesday, July 28, 2009

It’s been a while since I last made ice cream and, even with the cold days here, I sometimes feel like having a scoop or two... :DNext time I make ice cream I know exactly where to go for inspiration: the issue #9 of Desserts Magazine is full of delicious ice cream recipes! And my sweet corn ice cream is there, too. :D

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF; line two baking sheets with baking paper.

Start by making the dough: in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour, beginning on low speed and increasing to medium high, until a dough forms – it won’t be sticky.Roll dough by teaspoonfuls into balls, and place 2.5cm (1in) apart onto prepared sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and press thumb* into tops of cookies to make indentations. Return to oven, and bake until light brown on the edges, 7 to 9 minutes more. Remove to a wire rack to cool.Make the filling: combine chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in a small heatproof bowl. Set over a pot of simmering water; stir occasionally until melted and smooth. Allow to cool slightly. When cookies are cool, fill the thumbprints with the chocolate mixture – there will be some filling left, even though I halved the filling recipe without halving the dough recipe.

* I used this measuring spoon to make the indentations on the hot cookies

I love thumbprints. Filled with anything! These look lovely. Funny how you sometimes have to tweak a recipe to suit. For the comment above, re: corn syrup v glucose, I always use liquid glucose to replace corn syrup - can't get hold of the latter easily here in Australia.

Patricia, one of the many things that charms me about your Technicolor Kitchen is our opposite seasons. Even though our summer is being nicely cool for the most part, I love reading that you're finding "any excuse to turn on the oven to get the kitchen warm and cozy." Cozy is exactly how it all seems. These cookies look and sound delicious. You really should open a bakery, you know.

I LOVE thumbprint cookies, especially filled with chocolate, and yours are the prettiest I've ever seen. I just found your blog, and I'm in complete awe! If you don't mind my asking (and I'm sure you get this questions all the time), what kind of camera dn len(es) do you use? Your photos are stunning!

Fearless Kitchen, aside from the corn syrup, the other ingredients are very common in a baker's pantry, don't you think? I'm glad you like them, tks!

Sil, thank you! I have used glucose instead of corn syrup in other recipes and it worked beautifully!

Aklat, thank you for stopping by!

Lydia, I used to do that with Oreos - first the filling, then the chocolate cookie. :D

Lizzie, thank you! xoxo

Lucy, thank you!

Jennifer, I like the cold weather, but would gladly share it you, darling!Thank you!

Chocolatecup, I have got to try the ones with jam, too!Tks!

Irene, thank you for visiting!

Natalie, thank you!

Julia, I have tried thumbprints with lemon curd and chocolate, now I want to make some with jam, yum! Like you, I have used glucose instead of corn syrup in several recipes with great results. Maybe you can use golden syrup there? Donna Hay's recipes call for golden syrup and I use corn syrup instead.

Michelle, tks for stopping by! Hope you and your family like them!

Haleysuzanne, thank you!

Terry, you are so right, my friend - it's really fun to see you guys posting ice creams while I post soups. :DI have a dear friend who keeps me telling that (about the bakery). Maybe the two of you might convince me. :D

Poornima Nair, thank you for your kind words!

Emily, thank you, darling!

Mark, tks, my friend! I was really happy about it.

Celine, that sounds wonderful! Tks for stopping by!

Maybe, thank you!

Parita, thank you!

Erin, you are far too kind, dearie! Thank you!

Veron, thank you, darling!xoxo

Lisa, I don't mind at all - that's quite a compliment, thank you for your kind words!Up until the beginning of June I used a Sony Cybershot 7.2 megapixels; after that, I've been using a Nikon D40 with the lens that came with it (18-55mm).

Hi, i stumbled on your blog when i was looking for a recipe for thumbprint cookies and boy, was I so happy! I loved how the cookies are - buttery and crumbly and oh so yummy!! Thank you so much for the recipe!